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1972
1972 House Primaries
Congressional primary results across 48 states. 794 party contests, 353 contested (44.5%).
1956
47 states
1958
48 states
1960
49 states
1962
48 states
1964
46 states
1966
48 states
1968
48 states
1970
50 states
1972
48 states
1974
49 states
1976
48 states
1978
47 states
1980
48 states
1982
49 states
1984
48 states
1986
49 states
1988
48 states
1990
48 states
1992
49 states
1994
49 states
1996
49 states
1998
49 states
2000
45 states
2002
46 states
2004
46 states
2006
46 states
2008
45 states
2010
46 states
2012
47 states
2014
39 states
2016
47 states
2018
47 states
794
Total Contests
44.5%
Contested Rate
1.8
Avg Field Size
62.2%
Avg Winner Share
Results by State
Alabama
AL
32
0
100
Races
13
Contested
7
(54%)
Avg field
1.8
Alaska
AK
16
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Arizona
AZ
43
0
100
Races
8
Contested
4
(50%)
Avg field
1.9
Arkansas
AR
50
0
100
Races
5
Contested
2
(40%)
Avg field
2.0
California
CA
40
0
100
Races
85
Contested
45
(53%)
Avg field
2.2
Colorado
CO
38
0
100
Races
10
Contested
5
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Florida
FL
42
0
100
Races
27
Contested
10
(37%)
Avg field
1.8
Georgia
GA
37
0
100
Races
15
Contested
8
(53%)
Avg field
1.8
Hawaii
HI
17
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
1.8
Idaho
ID
55
0
100
Races
4
Contested
1
(25%)
Avg field
1.5
Illinois
IL
35
0
100
Races
45
Contested
13
(29%)
Avg field
1.3
Indiana
IN
40
0
100
Races
22
Contested
13
(59%)
Avg field
2.4
Iowa
IA
38
0
100
Races
12
Contested
2
(17%)
Avg field
1.2
Kansas
KS
43
0
100
Races
10
Contested
2
(20%)
Avg field
1.3
Kentucky
KY
33
0
100
Races
14
Contested
9
(64%)
Avg field
2.1
Louisiana
LA
45
0
100
Races
11
Contested
6
(55%)
Avg field
3.2
Maine
ME
29
0
100
Races
4
Contested
4
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
Maryland
MD
41
0
100
Races
16
Contested
15
(94%)
Avg field
3.6
Massachusetts
MA
49
0
100
Races
18
Contested
8
(44%)
Avg field
2.4
Michigan
MI
41
0
100
Races
38
Contested
20
(53%)
Avg field
2.0
Minnesota
MN
25
0
100
Races
16
Contested
4
(25%)
Avg field
1.4
Mississippi
MS
50
0
100
Races
8
Contested
5
(63%)
Avg field
4.3
Missouri
MO
35
0
100
Races
20
Contested
10
(50%)
Avg field
1.9
Montana
MT
33
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
1.8
Nebraska
NE
31
0
100
Races
6
Contested
2
(33%)
Avg field
1.5
Nevada
NV
53
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
4.0
New Hampshire
NH
41
0
100
Races
4
Contested
1
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
New Jersey
NJ
41
0
100
Races
30
Contested
10
(33%)
Avg field
1.7
New Mexico
NM
40
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
2.5
New York
NY
39
0
100
Races
75
Contested
19
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
North Carolina
NC
39
0
100
Races
20
Contested
8
(40%)
Avg field
1.6
North Dakota
ND
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Ohio
OH
30
0
100
Races
44
Contested
25
(57%)
Avg field
1.7
Oklahoma
OK
32
0
100
Races
11
Contested
7
(64%)
Avg field
2.3
Oregon
OR
40
0
100
Races
7
Contested
3
(43%)
Avg field
2.1
Pennsylvania
PA
36
0
100
Races
50
Contested
25
(50%)
Avg field
1.7
Rhode Island
RI
0
0
100
Races
4
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
South Carolina
SC
42
0
100
Races
5
Contested
2
(40%)
Avg field
1.8
South Dakota
SD
35
0
100
Races
4
Contested
1
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
Tennessee
TN
30
0
100
Races
14
Contested
5
(36%)
Avg field
1.7
Texas
TX
35
0
100
Races
35
Contested
18
(51%)
Avg field
2.0
Utah
UT
39
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Vermont
VT
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Virginia
VA
47
0
100
Races
18
Contested
2
(11%)
Avg field
1.2
Washington
WA
35
0
100
Races
14
Contested
6
(43%)
Avg field
1.4
West Virginia
WV
42
0
100
Races
8
Contested
3
(38%)
Avg field
1.9
Wisconsin
WI
39
0
100
Races
18
Contested
10
(56%)
Avg field
2.1
Wyoming
WY
49
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
2.5